The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP
Three Attractions at the Local Amuse-
ment Houses During This Week.
"Tobogganing" at Engllsh's, Robert Downing
at the Grand and Sensational Drama at
the Museum-Notes About Players.

Mr. W. A. Mestayer is gentleman who has
given to the stage various amusing musical bur-
lesques. which have achieved more than their
share of popularity. The latest of these is ITO
bogganing." which he calls lyrical, satirical
burlesque. and perhaps this describes it as wei.
snything else could 1t is satire on the
flight of dishonest officials to Canada, on tobog-
gaming, and various other things. 1t is said to
be the funniest skit he has yet produced, and it
certainly has highly original features. The
spectacle of the rotund Mestayer going down q
toboggan slide must be very inspiring. He
plays the part of bank cashier in the comedy,
who escapes Sing Sing and gets to Canada in
The usual way. Miss Theresa Vaughn. the
bankers daughter, has ample opportunities to
show her beauty well as her cleverness
actress and singer, and the other members of
the company have been selected for the sole
purpose of making the various performances
PERTAINING There various new mechanical
contrivances in the piece. which has been much
of success elsewhere. 1t is spoken of as being
highly amusing and the company is An espe.
cially talented one. The engagement hero will
be at Englishs the last three nights OF this week,
at the regular prices. The advance sale will Be-
gin on Thursday morning
Mr.. Robert Downing, manly young actor,
who has made a notable success as Spartacus in
DIR. Boards tragedy, 1.-THE Gladiator" will ap-
pear in IL at the Grand next Friday and Satur-
day evenings. and Saturday matinee. Those
who saw him last year will remember what a
fine performance he gave Of it. Unlike many
stars. Mr.. Downing does not depend entirely
upon his efforts for success for be has
strong supporting company. incluCing such we'll
known legitimate people as William Harris,
Harry Meredith. Samuel Dubois. Miss Matte
Earle. Miss Stella Rees. OF this city, and Others
and he puts 1.-THE Gladiator" on the stage with
elaborate scenery and special effects. He has
been commended, in the various cities in which
he plays. giving thoroughly excellent, legiti-
mate perform ances with all the accessories of
scenery and costume that could be devised. He
piays the version of ''The Gladiator" made
famous by the late John Mccullough, and his
snec 8, in it has b notable The advance sale
day morning.
The most popular sensational actor who ap-
pears in this city is Mr.. James n. Wallick who
plays at the Museum all this week. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and even
ings, he will present his new equestrian drama,
'The Cattle King" and during the remainder of
the week THE Bandit King" In both of these
plays he uses special scenery apd introduces his
FIVE acting horses, marves of equine sagacity
the story of which is located in the Rocky
Mountains. ard among the notable scenes are
the marriage on horseback. the fire scene, in
which the hero is bound TO a stage and set
fire. and is rescued by his favorite horse, and
another is the rescue of the heroine. At each
performance there will appear band OF COW
boys dressed in the habiliments of the plains,
and they do various startling things with
broncbo ponies Such play is likely to prove
very popular with the hbtues OF the Museum.
The engagement begins with matinee to-mor-
row afternoon.